Some Significant July Australian and Pacific Days for the Chevalier Family, and the Feast of St Peter to Rot.
Much mission news, many Bishop’s stories… and St Peter to Rot
1 July, 1885
Father Verjus, Brothers Salvator Gasbarra and Nicolaus Marconi arrive in Yule Island. The mission in Papua begins!!
1 July, 1920
Father Linckens returns to Rome from Sydney where he has been since 1914 because of the war.
2 July, 1985
Opening of the first MSC House in India. the original house was rented from the Holy Cross Fathers, in Bangalore.
2 July, 1970
Fr. Des Moore appointed second Bishop of Sideia, consecrated in Port Moresby.
3 July, 1986
Fr. Ted Collins consecrated Bishop of Darwin in Darwin.
4 July, 1885
Fr Verjus celebrates the first Eucharist on Yule Island and 48 years later in 1933 Monsignor de Boismenu consecrates a chapel built on the site of the first Eucharist.
5 July, 1957
Erection of Kavieng (PNG) as a distinct Vicariate, entrusted to the province of the USA. Bishop Alfred Stemper is the first Vicar Apostolic.
7 July, 1945
The death of Peter To Rot, Martyr and Catechist in PNG. He was beatified, 17 December, 1995.
11 July, 1966
The Apostolic Vicariate of the Gilbert Islands (Kiribati) becomes the Diocese of Tarawa. Bishop Pierre Guichet as its first Bishop.
13 July, 1881
Pope Leo the 13th blesses the banner of the Sacred Heart for the mission of Melanesia and Micronesia.
14 July, 1950
Erection of the MSC region in Japan, entrusted to the Australian province
16 July, 1959
The Vicariate of Port Moresby is divided into the Vicariate of Yule Island, entrusted to the French MSC province, and the Vicariate of Port Moresby, entrusted to the Australian MSC province.
20 July, 1926
Monsignor Couppé, MSC, founder of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate, a local congregation in Papua New Guinea, dies at Douglas Park in Australia.
21 July, 1982
Father Eugene Cuskelly, MSC, former Superior General, is ordained auxiliary bishop of Brisbane, in Australia.
26 July, 1946
The first team of MSC missionaries from the US depart to PNG to help rebuild the mission severely damaged during World War II.
28 July, 1897
Erection of the Apostolic Vicariate of the Gilbert Islands (Kiribati) distinct from the Apostolic Vicariate of Micronesia, entrusted to the MSC since 1881. Msgr Leray MSC is the first Apostolic Vicar.
29 July, 1902
Departure of the first five MSC sisters from Germany for the Marshall Islands.
30 July, 1942
Monsignor Aerts and 12 Dutch MSC confreres are killed at Langgur, Indonesia, during World War II.